Wishes

To view the earth and all its parts,
God's masterpiece of awesome art.
See flowers and mountains and appreciate
The wonders of Nature, both small and great.

My wish, though, now, is to stay the clock,
Borrow some moments for taking stock-
To pause and spend some time to think
And from the fount of knowledge drink.

My wish is to use my remaining days
With time well spent in productive ways.
I shall feel success if my life can be
Engaged in improving society.

If I Could Have Three Wishes.

But before I let the stopper slip, I would hold it firmly in my grip,
Squeezing oh so tightly with both hands.
Just to keep him there imprisoned, should my wishes be decisions
Later needing certain countermands.

To have prestige among the masses with the wealth of an Onassis
Would be to some the greatest cup of joy.
But to raise oneself upon a pedestal standing like a god celestial
Wouldn’t suit this good old Aussie boy.

’Cause I’m happy with my lot, I’ve worked hard for what I’ve got,
To ask for more would only be a waste,
And it wouldn’t help the needy if one was found to be so greedy
Seeking personal gain in lustful haste.

Before setting free this little goblin, I would ascertain the problem
Of the hungry, the crippled and infirmed
And with all my thoughts determined I’d be positively destined
They become my beneficiaries confirmed.

I would wish for long days sunny, with no need for gold or money
Seeking happiness the whole world round.
Like the miraculous loaves and fishes I’d make sure that all my wishes
Put starvation far beyond the outer bounds.

There’d be no sickness any more, no need for gluttony and war,
There’d be no crime or desecration.
I’d make Heaven here on Earth for all to share it’s worth
In spite of colour, creed or inclination.

If I should be in such a strong position to order such a requisition
My hands around the bottle’s neck would clamp
Till in scripted words unfailing, I could then commence unveiling
My three wishes to a Genie in a lamp.

Cups Of Kindness

More journeys to travel
As the future lays ahead
I wish you all happiness
On each path you tread

For we all have reasons
When a new year starts
Giving hands of kindness
In sharing of ones hearts

When ringing out of old
Singing "Auld Lang Syne
I'll be hoping love to all
The now and future time

As new year ticks over
In the celebration cheers
Sip the cups of kindness
Throughout future years

If I Could Have Three Wishes....

Happiness is hard to define,
Each keeps our own kind on the shelf,
So I'll leave that one for you to decide,
And gather it up for yourself.

Instead I'll wish for peace of mind,
Freedom from fear of all kind,
Knowing that we can have God in our lives,
If only we make up our mind!

And yes, I wish a degree of success,
But not the kind that brings stress,
No, just enough wealth to live comfortably,
With a little to spare ... not excess.

And so, as we start the year two thousand one,
What I wish for us all is the same,
Good Health, Peace of Mind, A Comfortable life,
(And for poets ...... that all know your name! ) J

Jesus said, "I have all power,
Go now and teach all men.
Tell them of their evilness
In committing heinous sins.
But if they'll turn, obey My word
My blood will surely cleanse."

His blood was shed for all mankind,
"For whosoever will may come."
He offers them true salvation,
When they obey and never roam.
He'll take them, when they die
To an eternal, heav’nly home.

So, do I want three wishes?
I would wish for only one.
That ev'ry one would heed the call
Of God's immortal, holy son.
Give their souls to Him this day----
In all, God's will be done.

Three Wishes...

He never leaves
anything to fate

His has time for his son
and makes time for me

He truly loves his family

With work worn hands
and a weary body

He still has time for
even a few hobbies

I just don't know how he manages
to to all that he does

but if I had 3 wishes, they would be his
with all my love

To Annie
My Three Wishes

The joy you add is unsurpassed
It’s the kind that will forever last
For having you, I’m truly blessed
God granted my dreams, He gave me the best

Now hitting the lottery, would sure make us rich
But we don’t need that much to fill that niche
So I’ll keep my SECOND WISH quite vague,
FINANCIAL SECURITY,  day-to-day

Now these wishes are for a good life it’s true
But this life just wouldn’t be the same without you
For you have a way to make life worth livin’
Each day with you, is a gift I’ve been givin’

That’s why for my THIRD WISH it has to be
For your HEALTH to be good, and problem free
For fun and financial security, it’s true,
Just wouldn’t be good for me, without you.

I Love You
 

Three Wishes

Health is the most important
With Anna I must agree
So I'd wish disease to wane away
For everyone . . . as well as me

Then the second would be a bonus
Expendable . . . as they say
I would use with some frivolity
Before the end takes them away

I'd wish for a really nice motor home
With an endless supply of gas
I'd pack my skivvies in it
And find the open road at last

I would tour this awesome country
From the mountain to the shore
God's creation in all it's glory
And His creatures I would explore

The third I would put in a bottle
And safely store it away
Just like my mother would tell me
To save for a rainy day

If I Had Three Wishes

Next wish would be for a little money
Cause life has been hard since the wreck honey
Just a little to get us by
And maybe a car that won't die.

Third wish would be for my dear mother dying of cancer
To bring her a real doctor, one with some sort of answer
Three little wishes that don't amount to much
Just wishes to make life easier and such.

Dream Wishes

Now I’m a “senior” on the go,
My health problems are a care,
But thanks to my H.M.O.
I can go most any where.

Happiness I have beyond my dreams,
A mate so loving and true.
 I’m quite content with life it seems,
So I wish the same for you!

My three wishes have been willed,
I owe it to the Creator,
The wishes were prayers fulfilled,
Some early on, some later.

Wished Upon Three Stars

Wishing on number two
Sparkled to my eyes
Was share love in heart
To never hear goodbyes

Wishing on the last star
As a third star shone
Give  hope and clarity
Good health to everyone

Strength be given to all
As kind seeds planted
My wishes are willed
Hope they are granted

Wishes three were granted me
But wanting more I asked for four
Because I asked then there were two
"I'll not be granting more for you!"

I wish that I had not said that
"Now one more wish is where you're at!"
How quickly wishes go you see.
I now have one
But once had three.

"Be careful now of what you say.
Save the last for a rainy day."

But I have learned from all my strife
that hard work is what you need in life.
You can wish three times to help you through
But it's not what you wish
It's what you do.

This is my final wish my friend
I'll wish for you so this will end
I wish you love, good health and cheer
And God's good grace throughout the year.

I started to polish it
And whoosh! to my surprise,
The genie of the lamp appeared
Right before my eyes.

"I am your humble servant"
He said, as he bowed to me,
"As the keeper of the lamp,
I grant you wishes three."

"I'd like a fabulous mansion,
And champagne on tap" I said,
"Oh! and Tom Jones to sing to me
As he carries me off to bed."

He disappeared in a puff of smoke,
And where he was before
Stood a butler 'neath a chandelier,
On an endless marble floor.

He plied me with the best champagne,
Till I could drink no more;
Then I heard Tom singing "Sex Bomb, Sex Bomb"
As he approached my door.

When I heard the doorbell ring
I could feel the beating of my heart,
The bell rang louder and louder and louder,
Then I woke up with a start!

My alarm clock was ringing
As I lay there, in my bed,
And when I reached for Tom
I found my husband there instead!

I'm happy with my 'home sweet home,'
That mansion was too grand for me.
The champagne gave me hiccups,
I much prefer my cup of tea.

I am married to a Welshman,
He's not Tom,but he'll do,
So maybe, on reflection,
My wishes have come true!

The Gift

I'd wish for warm understanding
knowing turbulent seas may flair.
I'd wish for God at the helm
to guide with His patient care.

Then, I'd take my given wishes
held out, inside my palm
and blow them to you, like kisses
on the breath of a lover's psalm.

One Wish Wasted

We hadn’t had much fun, just sittin’ fishin’ in the sun,
When Jack me mate said ‘we’re out of grog’.
It took us less than half a second, to get our minds to reckon
We’d have to row to shore, a tardy slog.

After reeling in our lines, I found a jug attached to mine,
Whilst my cobber only had a wormless hook.
We both were well past caring, but we couldn’t help but staring
At the only catch we'd made and could not cook.

I gave the jug a little rub and then so help me Bob
A little spook appeared before us in a cloud.
‘Holy flamin’ smokes’ came from both us fishin’ blokes
‘We’ll have three wishes now if we’re allowed’.

But this genie was a young ’un, and he quickly started tonguein’
That as yet he couldn’t grant us three.
He said with one he’d do his best, if we’d forego the rest
An’ I thought with one good wish I’d have a spree.

But me mate always remisful, inadvertently was over wistful
When he said ‘I wish this lake was full of beer’.
In a flash, to our surprise, the lake turned amber ’fore our eyes,
And the apprentice genie quickly disappeared.

I was cranky with old Jack; I wished the Genie would come back
As my mate, now in his element did gloat.
One problem now befaced me, old Jack had now disgraced me,
For now we’d have to pee within the boat.
 

(Lake Burrinjuck is to the west of Canberra in New South Wales.)

The Winter Wish

O pity 'twas to see so bold
A winter's wish stuck in the cold,
Its ball of gentle, dim-lit blue,
A shadow of its former hue.

Still as the night, on high it gazed
To heaven's fields where once it grazed
On infant's dreams and lullabies,
While gleaming through new mothers' eyes.

Perhaps, I thought, one of my girls,
At night's first star, beneath her curls,
Had sent this wish upon its way,
As night's chill darkness seized the day.

A ladder from the shed I took
And tucking it within the crook
Of two great branches, made my way
To where the tender wish now lay.

On tip-toe then I gently moved
Each limb until my efforts proved
To work - ah, what sweet joy to see
The wish to open air set free!

I watched it rise into the dark,
Upon the heaven's breadth a spark
Of beauty streaking like a star -
It vanished then, for it was far

Away. Later, I went to bed,
And as I kissed my daughter's head,
She woke and whispered, "Dad, it's true;
I made a wish that I'd see you

Tonight when I was fast asleep!"
Then off to welcome dreamland deep
She went. I paused, then kissed again
The wish that charmed her sleeping brain.

if i could have three wishes

Stars are meant to be wished upon,
and I thank my lucky one each night.
For giving me the wish I wished for,
the wish that makes heaven so bright.

Dreams are meant to be remembered,
and every night to be dreamt so true.
That is why I cherish my dreams,
because each night I dream of you.

Promises are meant to be kept,
and never ever to be broken.
All the promises I have ever made,
have been revealed each time we have spoken.

Love is meant to be felt,
from the heart so deep and true.
That is exactly how I feel,
each time we say "I love you."

My stars granted me the wish,
of the dreams each night of you.
All of the promises I have ever made,
we're always to love you.

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